Raise the Bar

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[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

Toniiiight!! 7:30pm start https://t.co/Em9bJEnUIG

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

THIS WED catch the end of our #Bristol collab w/ @rtbspokenword at the Conversations with Baldwin Open Mic🎤

Incredible artists are hopping on the mic to bring you poetry, music & restorative wordsmithery🤍

🗓️WED 16 OCT, 19:30 @ Easton Community Centre

https://t.co/PcvcShdFaG

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

Catch the end of our #Bristol collab w/ @rtbspokenword at the Conversations with Baldwin Open Mic NEXT WED! 🎤

Featuring @EdsonBurton & @Iam13E, this is a chance for YOU to share your poetry, flash fic, music + all round wordsmithery - only 6 spots left!

https://t.co/PcvcShed0e

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@sukinanoor We are back in ONE week (Oct 16th) with the final installment of Conversations with Baldwin, an open mic event at Easton Community Centre with featured guests Edson Burton and iAM13e.

Ticket link and open mic sign-up form: https://t.co/pHeNo5VRN5

In collab with @WordsofColour

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

Congratulations to the new Bristol City Poet 2024-26 @sukinanoor 💙

We were privileged to welcome Sukina this Summer as a featured artist at Conversations with Baldwin: LIVE, celebrating 100 years of James Baldwin.

Sukina will be a fantastic representative for the city.

[Danny Carlo (formerly Craft-D) @danny__carlo]

A dream come true 🌟 What better way to say Happy #NationalPoetryDay 🎉

4 days ago we had a standing ovation from 1000+ people @Bristol_Beacon for 'UK Poetry All-Stars', a show I curated & hosted. The biggest of its kind in the South West. To everyone who was there, thank you💙

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

WE DID IT! 🥳 1000+ people came to see the South West's biggest EVER poetry event, as we celebrated Raise the Bar's 10th birthday with UK Poetry All-Stars!⭐

Huge thanks to all these amazing artists and @Bristol_Beacon!

Big love from the RTB team 💙 see you soon

[Lyra Bristol Poetry @LyraFest]

Read about our new City Poet @sukinanoor in local media 👇

Bristol 24/7:
https://t.co/zqdL8ybsow

Bristol Post:
https://t.co/Rd3WTPkPcK

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@jodolby @Bristol_Beacon @CraftDRap Thank you 🙌

[Jo Dolby @jodolby]

Still buzzing after such a brilliant night @Bristol_Beacon celebrating ten years of @rtbspokenword. Incredible to have sold out the venue and to have such an eclectic range of performers. Thank you @CraftDRap and RTB team!

[Chris Arnold @ChrisArnoldInc]

Brilliant evening celebrating 10 years of @rtbspokenword at @Bristol_Beacon! Huge congrats to @CraftDRap and team on an incredible achievement!

Hear my interviews with some of the acts (including the brilliant @jordanfstephens) on @BBCUpload this week!

[Creative Writing at the University of Bristol @UoBWriting]

This was a glorious celebration of spoken (and written) word and of our brilliant city. 1000 people out on a Sunday to hear poetry. How amazing is that. Thank you for ten years, @rtbspokenword

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

❤️❤️❤️

[Dr Lucy English @Lucyenglish1]

1,000 people listening to poetry @rtbspokenword how amazing is that! 🎉🎉🎉 and what a line up, Hollie McNish, John Agard, Vanessa Kisuule, Alice Oswald and Dizraeli. 🎉🎉 awesome tenth birthday of @CraftDRap poetry vision ♥️♥️♥️ @BristolBeacon ♥️♥️

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

We've just released 40 extra tickets for UK Poetry All-Stars tonight at @Bristol_Beacon! https://t.co/ra8ED4RLPJ

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@EllieFreemanBS3 We've just released 40 extra tix!

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

That's all folks! Tonight's show is SOLD OUT!

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

The FULL lineup for UK Poetry All-Stars at @Bristol_Beacon ⭐ Sep 29th ⭐

POETRY FROM
🌟 @holliepoetry
🌟 John Agard
🌟 @jordanfstephens
🌟 @Vanessa_Kisuule
🌟 Alice Oswald
🌟 @MuniPilgrim

MUSIC FROM
🌟 @mcdizraeli
🌟 @Karim_Kamar
🌟 DJ NGAIO

https://t.co/gVIgXyYZdK

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@ApplesAndSnakes Thank you 😀

[Apples and Snakes @ApplesAndSnakes]

Wishing @rtbspokenword a very happy 10 year celebration… 🎂

And I mean just look at that line up for their birthday bash! 🤩 🤩 🤩

Bristol poetry peeps, you know what to do 👉 https://t.co/R1xT1X5TIl

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

Raise the Bar returns this Autumn with a dynamic, life-affirming programme of live poetry.

"From top to bottom, one of my all time favourite shows" - Shane Koyczan

https://t.co/pHeNo5VRN5

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@harrybakerpoet Love Harry 💙

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

The FULL lineup for UK Poetry All-Stars at @Bristol_Beacon ⭐ Sep 29th ⭐

POETRY FROM
🌟 @holliepoetry
🌟 John Agard
🌟 @jordanfstephens
🌟 @Vanessa_Kisuule
🌟 Alice Oswald
🌟 @MuniPilgrim

MUSIC FROM
🌟 @mcdizraeli
🌟 @Karim_Kamar
🌟 DJ NGAIO

https://t.co/gVIgXyYZdK